Cue-rack.



M. R. BASS 4% W. A. ALBXANDEIL CUE RAUK.

I APPLZUATIGI 11.51) may 19, 1911.

1,007,414. Patented. Oct. 31, 1911.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, MORRIS R. BAssand WILLIAM A. ALEXANDER, citizens of the United States, and residents of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and Im-. proved Cue-Rack, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of our invention is to provide a cue rack, so constructed as to provide for imparting longitudinal compression to the one While in the rack, for repairing the tips of the cues, and at the same time to so support the cues, while under longitudinal compressive action, as to prevent lateral or sidewise movement of the cues; and to further provide a cue rack of ornamental appearance, which will safely hold the cues when inserted therein, and prevent their with-' draw'al' without the consent of the user or owner of the cues.

Reference is to be had to the accompany ing drawings forming a part of this specification, in which the same characters of reference indicate the same parts in all the views.

Figurel shows a front perspective view of a cue rack embodying our invention; Fig. 2 shows in side elevation one of the tip clamps, the lower end of the clamp being in section to show the socket; Fig. 3 shows a top plan view of one of the locking braces;-

and Fig. 4: shows a detail of one of the rests for the butt of the cue.

Our improved cue rackcomprises a backboard A, which may be made of any suitable material and ornamented in any desired manner. Extending across the front of the back-board'A and near'its lower end' and projecting at right-angles therefrom 'is a shelf B, preferably supported by means of brackets b. In the upper surface of the shelf B are seats or sockets b of a size to receive the butt ends of the cues. 7

At or near the upper end of the backboard A aremetallic brackets C, projecting therefrom at right-angles to the surface of the board, and being formed integral with a plate a, which is secured to the board A by means ofscrewsc. There are as many of these brackets Gas there are sockets b in the shelf B; and these brackets C are preferably arranged in horizontal alinement and directly over and in vertical alinement to cooperate. The brackets C at'their outer con-Baez.

- specification oi-Letters Patent. .Patented 0ctg '31 1911 Application filed July 19,1911. s mi- 639,434.

ends receive a threaded bolt D, which,.a't its upper end, is "provided with a winged head 03, and at its lower end with an enlargement 0? having in its under face a tip socket (1 it will be understood that, with the butt of the cue seated in one of the sockets b, and its top brought into al'inem'ent with the socket d, the turning of the bolt-D in its threaded bearing in the bracket C, causes a longitudinal compressive force to be imparted to the cue, thus locking'the one in place in the rack and supplying, the necessary pressure to repair the tip. In order to prevent the cues from springing sidewise' the backsboard A inhorizontal alinement.

with each other, there being one such brace for each cue-engaging rest and clamp. These locking bracescomprise a TblQCk e, which is fastened to the base-board A, and which at itsfront faceis provided with a semi-circular notch e. Cooperating with the block 6 there is a swinging block 6 which has in its inner face a semi-circular notch 2 The block 6 is hinged at one end by means of a-hinge H, so that it may swing toward' and from the block 9, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. When closed, the mating notches e and 6 form a circular Iopening to receive and embrace the one between the butt and the tip. The swinging block e is held in its closed position by means of a swinging bail K, having a slot to engage a hasp K attached to the'edge of the block 6".

It is of course understood that while we have shown in the drawing a rack embodying six cue-clamping and retaining devices, we are not limited to any particular number,

' as they may be made to holda single cue or more than six, as circumstances may require. Having thus described our-invention, we claim as new and-desire to secure by Letters Patent:

A cue rack comprising a back board, a fixed rest, a socket therein for the butt of the 5% oot em Loire, e bmeket on the back board above the gage the tip of the one, and a guard aboi e fixed rest; a'socketed clamp for the tipof the and closely adjacent the soeiceted clamp.

cue supported by saidvbracket in line with In testimony Whereoi We have signed our 'the socket for" the butt of the one, a, brace names to this specification in the presence of 5 located between the rest and clamp, and o'omtwo subscribing Witnesses.

prising a block attached to the back board MQRRIS R. BASS.

aml having a notch in its front edge, and a WILLIAM A. ALEXANDER. swinging block pivoted to the first block and Witnesses: having a. mating notch in its inner edge, IDA COHEN,

10 means for" moving the so cketed clamp to en- CLARA COHEN. 

